Soufiane Bidaoui has been handed a rare start for Parma in today's Serie A match against Sampdoria.

The midfielder has only made four appearances this season, but will line up alongside Antonio Cassano in the attack.

Andrea Rispoli also starts after scoring the winner in their Coppa Italia tie against Cagliari in midweek.

Meanwhile, Sampdoria have kept faith with the forward trio of Eder, Roberto Soriano and Gonzalo Bergessio as they look for the victory that will lift them up to fourth in Serie A.

Parma: Mirante, Costa, Paletta, Lucarelli, Rispoli, Lodi, Nocerino, Gobbi, Mauri, Cassano, Bidaoui

Sampdoria: Viviano, De Silvestri, Silvestre, Romagnoli, Regini, Obiang, Palombo, Duncan, Soriano, Bergessio, Eder